May 28, 2012
Corsetpunk Royston Vasey Corset Museum Mrs Maris Piper of Kinky Korsets in Holmfirth showed off her Summer Collection in the Corset Museum last weekend to an enraptured audience. The ladies liked it too.

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Mrs Maris Piper of Kinky Korsets in Holmfirth showed off her Summer Collection in the Corset Museum last weekend to an enraptured audience. The ladies liked it too.

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April 4, 2012
ROYSTON VASEY NOTES AND NEWS Knowing of my interest in Corsets our Corset Correspondent sent me the link to this interesting page on the subject. I showed this picture to Mr A.C. Pitt-Rivers FRS, Curator of the Royston Vasey Museum of Artifacts and Implements and he was most interested, saying it was a magnificent specimen. He proposes, if suitable sponsorship can be found, to have the craftsmen at The Dreadnaught Corset Company produce a replica. It is a marvel of engineering with its triple fan lacing and with a considerable amount of steel in its constuction The Preston Mechanical Ladies feel it is worthy of their attention and indeed their Hon Secretary annie52 has volunteered to wear the replica when completed. We look forward to this event with keen interest.Click HERE

ROYSTON VASEY NOTES AND NEWS

Knowing of my interest in Corsets our Corset Correspondent sent me the link to this interesting page on the subject. I showed this picture to Mr A.C. Pitt-Rivers FRS, Curator of the Royston Vasey Museum of Artifacts and Implements and he was most interested, saying it was a magnificent specimen. He proposes, if suitable sponsorship can be found, to have the craftsmen at The Dreadnaught Corset Company produce a replica. It is a marvel of engineering with its triple fan lacing and with a considerable amount of steel in its constuction The Preston Mechanical Ladies feel it is worthy of their attention and indeed their Hon Secretary annie52 has volunteered to wear the replica when completed. We look forward to this event with keen interest.Click HERE

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February 15, 2012
ROYSTON VASEY NOTES AND NEWS THE ROYSTON VASEY CORSET MUSEUM The curator, Mr A.C.Pitt-Rivers received this  from an Mrs Maris Piper of Kinky Korsets of Holmfirth as a sample of the latest in corsetware. After consulting with fellow trustee, Dr Bradbury-Winter, they decided it would go in the newly opened Steampunk Section.

ROYSTON VASEY NOTES AND NEWS

THE ROYSTON VASEY CORSET MUSEUM

The curator, Mr A.C.Pitt-Rivers received this  from an Mrs Maris Piper of Kinky Korsets of Holmfirth as a sample of the latest in corsetware. After consulting with fellow trustee, Dr Bradbury-Winter, they decided it would go in the newly opened Steampunk Section.

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January 22, 2012
Mr A.C. Pitt- Rivers of the Royston Vasey Corset Museum has written to me to point out that in the post HERE Blenda is wearing  a very fine specimen of a Viking Corset very similar to that excavated by him and Dr Bradbury-Winter in their dig at Smörgåsbord. He is, along with fellow Trustees Anitab and Frenchtwist , at present in talks with the West Yorkshire Police on the possibility of offering their Policewomen a modern version instead of the bulky and shapeless protective flack jackets they wear now.

Mr A.C. Pitt- Rivers of the Royston Vasey Corset Museum has written to me to point out that in the post HERE Blenda is wearing  a very fine specimen of a Viking Corset very similar to that excavated by him and Dr Bradbury-Winter in their dig at Smörgåsbord. He is, along with fellow Trustees Anitab and Frenchtwist , at present in talks with the West Yorkshire Police on the possibility of offering their Policewomen a modern version instead of the bulky and shapeless protective flack jackets they wear now.

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January 20, 2012
THE ROYSTON VASEY CORSET MUSEUM The Committee of the Royston Vasey Corset Museum are pleased to announce that, in appreciation of all their contributions to the Museum, they have appointed Frenchtwist and Anitab as Trustees of the Museum, to work alongside Mr A.C.Pitt-Rivers and Doctor Bradbury-Winter. To mark the occasion an exhibition of their finds has been put on display in the Museum of which the following are a small sample. ……….. Some examples of the Corsets on display

THE ROYSTON VASEY CORSET MUSEUM

The Committee of the Royston Vasey Corset Museum are pleased to announce that, in appreciation of all their contributions to the Museum, they have appointed Frenchtwist and Anitab as Trustees of the Museum, to work alongside Mr A.C.Pitt-Rivers and Doctor Bradbury-Winter. To mark the occasion an exhibition of their finds has been put on display in the Museum of which the following are a small sample.
……….. Some examples of the Corsets on display

Corset StripedCorset HatCorset WhiteCorset Chair

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October 10, 2011
Royston Vasey Memories Mr A.C. Pitt-Rivers FRS, Curator of the Royston Vasey Corset Museum has made available to us a photograph of the original Butterfield Combined Corset and Bust Enhancer .We have had many queries about this since we showed the picture of Miss Augustina Sykes’ incredibly small waist on October 9th. Mr Pitt-Rivers has had made, with the help of the technicians at the Dreadnaught Corset Company, a replica of this garment. His personal assistant, Miss Wilhelmina Sprogget kindly modelled this for our staff photographer Mr Jack Fox-Talbot. Miss Sproggett said ” I don’t know how women went on with them in the old days as the first time I was tight laced in it I passed out after 10 minutes and Mr Pitt-Rivers had to loosen my clothing and use various means of resuscitation to bring me round , I had to have lots of brandy too, I was quite squiffy.” Mr Pitt- Rivers hastened to point out the brandy was purely medicinal. Mr Fox-Talbot said just looking at Miss Sprogget in the corset made him feel a little lightheaded and was there any brandy left?. We wish to thank Mr Pitt-Rivers and Miss Sprogget for all their help. Miss Wilhelmina Sprogget modeling the replica corset.

Royston Vasey Memories

Mr A.C. Pitt-Rivers FRS, Curator of the Royston Vasey Corset Museum has made available to us a photograph of the original Butterfield Combined Corset and Bust Enhancer .We have had many queries about this since we showed the picture of Miss Augustina Sykes’ incredibly small waist on October 9th. Mr Pitt-Rivers has had made, with the help of the technicians at the Dreadnaught Corset Company, a replica of this garment. His personal assistant, Miss Wilhelmina Sprogget kindly modelled this for our staff photographer Mr Jack Fox-Talbot. Miss Sproggett said ” I don’t know how women went on with them in the old days as the first time I was tight laced in it I passed out after 10 minutes and Mr Pitt-Rivers had to loosen my clothing and use various means of resuscitation to bring me round , I had to have lots of brandy too, I was quite squiffy.” Mr Pitt- Rivers hastened to point out the brandy was purely medicinal. Mr Fox-Talbot said just looking at Miss Sprogget in the corset made him feel a little lightheaded and was there any brandy left?.
We wish to thank Mr Pitt-Rivers and Miss Sprogget for all their help.

Miss Wilhelmina Sprogget modeling the replica corset.
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October 10, 2011
Royston Vasey Memories. Lady Augustina Butterfield Lady Augustina Butterfield and two of the trophies Great Uncle Billy Butterfield brought back from one of his safaries. Lady Augustina as Miss Augustina Sykes was the bait when Great Uncle Billy slew The Monster of Marsden Moor. Their house was full of stuffed animals, Great Uncle Billy kept `Happy’ Jim Jolly, the Royston Vasey Taxidermist and Undertaker very busy. “Better for trade than the Cholera” Happy Jim used to say.All were left to the Natural History Museum in South Kensington. All Billy’s collection of corsets were left to the Royston Vasey Corset Museum. Billy was of course made his fortune from the Butterfield Combined Corset and Bust Enhancer . Picture below to shows Lady Augustina as young Augustina Sykes and her parents

Royston Vasey Memories.

Lady Augustina Butterfield

Lady Augustina Butterfield and two of the trophies Great Uncle Billy Butterfield brought back from one of his safaries. Lady Augustina as Miss Augustina Sykes was the bait when Great Uncle Billy slew The Monster of Marsden Moor. Their house was full of stuffed animals, Great Uncle Billy kept `Happy’ Jim Jolly, the Royston Vasey Taxidermist and Undertaker very busy. “Better for trade than the Cholera” Happy Jim used to say.All were left to the Natural History Museum in South Kensington. All Billy’s collection of corsets were left to the Royston Vasey Corset Museum. Billy was of course made his fortune from the Butterfield Combined Corset and Bust Enhancer .
Picture below to shows Lady Augustina as young Augustina Sykes and her parents

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